Watermelon juice: a promising feedstock supplement, diluent, and nitrogen supplement for ethanol biofuel production

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two economic factors make watermelon worthy of consideration as a feedstock for ethanol biofuel production. First, about 20% of each annual watermelon crop is left in the field because of surface blemishes or because they are misshap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bruton Benny D, Fish Wayne W, Russo Vincent M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/2/1/18